Plant Transport

The roots, stem, and leaves are the plant's ____________________.

• Cell wall

• Organ system

• Transport system

• Mineral ions

Root hair cells take in water by what process?

• pores

• active transport

• diffusion

• osmosis

How does water vapor move out of the plant during transpiration?

• pores

• active transport

• diffusion

• osmosis

Root hair cells take in minerals by what process?

• pores

• active transport

• diffusion

• osmosis

What adaptation do root hair cells have that make them excellent at absorbing water and minerals?

• High surface area

• Low surface area

• High diffusion

• Low diffusion

What is the name for the region where xylem and phloem are found together?

• Palisade mesophyll layer

• Spongy mesophyll layer

• Vascular bundle

• Stomata

What property of water allows water molecules to pull each other up the xylem vessels?

• Cohesion

• Adhesion

• Dissolving

• Gravity

Where does transpiration occur in plants?

• Roots

• Xylem

• Stem

• Leaves

What is transported around plants in the phloem?

• Sucrose and glucose

• Sucrose and amino acids

• Glucose and amino acids

• Water and dissolved minerals

How do nutrients move in the phloem?

• From sink to source

• Up only

• Down only

• From source to sink